Review of the Efficiency of the Administrative and Financial Functioning of the United Nations

A/RES/40/237View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 39 Commemoration of the Fortieth Anniversary of the United Nations, published in 1986.

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8 documents · 1986–2006

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2006).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2006	A/RES/60/254	Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations	1,190	–
1994	A/RES/48/218B	Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations	1,858	–
1994	A/RES/48/218A	Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations	—	–
1991	A/RES/45/254	Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations resolutions	895	–
1991	A/RES/45/254[B]	Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations resolutions	—	–

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What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Administration Anniversaries Establishment Financial Crisis Financing Groups of Experts International Civil Service Organizational Structure Personnel Management Principles Subsidiary Bodies

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,

Recognizing that the Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members,

Mindful of the vital role of the United Nations m the maintenance of international peace and security and in the promotion of development and international co-operation,

Convinced that the improvement of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations could help it to attain the purposes and implement the principles of the Charter,

Considering the unanimous support for the United Nations, expressed by Heads of State or Government or their special envoys and by the representatives of Member States during the commemoration of the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations,

Noting that all participants stressed the need to promote confidence in the United Nations and enhance the political will of Member States to render more positive support to the Organization,

Reaffirming the necessity of securing, in the employment of the Secretariat staff, the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity, and the importance of recruiting the staff based on the principle of equitable geographical distribution.

Noting with appreciation the efforts of the Secretary- General, as the chief administrative officer of the Organization, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Secretariat,

Bearing in mind the work of the relevant 5ubsidiarv organs of the General Assembly,

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Taking full}' mto account the views expressed during the fortieth session,

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Expresses its conviction that an overall increase in t>fficiency would further enhance the capacity of the l lnited

Nations to attain the purposes and implement the principles of the Charter of the United Nations;

Decides to establish a Group of High-level Intergovernmental Experts to Review the Efficiency of the Administrative and Financial Functioning of the United Nations with a term of one year, to carry out in full accordance with the principles and provisions of the Charter the following tasks:

(a) To conduct a thorough review of the administrative and financial matters of the United Nations, with a view to identifying measures for further improving the efficiency of its administrative and financial functioning, which would contribute to strengthening its effectiveness in dealing with political, economic and social issues;

(b) To submit to the General Assembly, before the opening of its forty-first session, a report containing the observations and recommendations of the Group;

Requests the President of the General Assembly, in consultation with the regional groups, to appoint as soon as possible the members of the Group of High-level Intergovernmental Experts with due regard to equitable geographical distribution;

Decides that the Group will consist of eighteen members, and requests the Secretary-General to convene a meeting of the Group as soon as possible to enable it to elect its officers;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the 5. Group with the necessary staff and services;

Also requests the Secretary-General to provide full assistance to the Group, in particular by submitting his views and providing information necessary to conduct the review;

Invites the relevant subsidiary organs of the General Assembly to submit to the Group, through their chairmen, information and comments on matters pertaining to their work;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-first session an item entitled "Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations: report of the Group of High-level Intergovernmental Experts to Review the Efficiency of the Administrative and Financial Functioning of the United Nations".

The President of the General Assembly subsequently informed the Secretary-General'°8 that, in accordance with paragraph 3 of the above resolution, he had appointed the following eighteen persons as members of the Group of High-level Intergovernmental Experts:

Mr. Mark ALLEN (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland),

Mr. Maurice BERTRAND (France),

Mr. BI Jilong (China),

Mr. Lucio GARCiA DEL SOLAR (Argentina),

Mr. Ignac GOLOB (Yugoslavia),

Mr. Natarajan KRISHNAN (lndia),

Mr. Kishore MAHBUBANI (Singapore),

Mr. Hugo B. MARGAIN (Mexico),

Mr. Elleck MASHINGAIDZE (Zimbabwe),

Mr. Fakhreddin MOHAMED (Sudan),

Mr. Ndam NJOYA (Cameroon),

Mr. Vasiliy Stepanovich SAFRONCHUK (Union of Soriet Socialist Republics),

Mr. Shizuo SAITO (Japan),

Mr. Edward 0. SANU (Nigeria),

Mr. David SILVEIRA DA MOTA (Brazil),

Mr. Jose S. SORZANO (United States of America),

Mr. Tom VRAALSEN (Norway).,

Mr. Layachi YAKER (Algeria).

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